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Exports versus FDI revisited : does finance matter?
Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander; … - 2010
effect: Financial constraints do not matter for small firms whose productivity seems to be too low to consider international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008823204
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Exports versus FDI revisited : does finance matter?
Buch, Claudia M.; Kesternich, Iris; Lipponer, Alexander; … - 2010
decision to engage internationally. -- Multinational firms ; exports versus FDI ; financial constraints ; heterogeneity … ; productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003943667
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Re-Examining Investor Protection in Europe and the US
Burke, John J. A. - 2009
The year 2009 is a propitious time to evaluate systems of investor protection in financial markets as global bank losses exceed the 1 trillion mark and market losses equally exceed the 1 trillion mark. Prior to the Global Financial Crisis, the European Union enacted sweeping legislation to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013157246
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The role of foreign direct investment, financial development, democracy and political (in)stability on economic growth in West Africa
Yusuf, Hammed Agboola; Shittu, Waliu Olawale; Akanbi, … - In: International trade, politics and development 4 (2020) 1, pp. 27-46
Purpose - In this research, we examine the role of financial development, FDI, democracy and political instability on economic growth in West Africa. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses the dynamic fixed effects technique on the secondary data obtained from 1996 to 2016. Findings - Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012258157
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The Climate and the Economy
Breckenfelder, Johannes; Maćkowiak, Bartosz; … - 2023
Climate change and the public policies to arrest it are and will continue reshaping the global economy. This Discussion Paper draws on economic research to identify some key medium- and long-run economic implications of these developments. It explores implications for growth, innovation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014256842
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The climate and the economy
Breckenfelder, Johannes; Maćkowiak, Bartosz; Marqués … - 2023
Climate change and the public policies to arrest it are and will continue reshaping the global economy. This Discussion Paper draws on economic research to identify some key medium- and long-run economic implications of these developments. It explores implications for growth, innovation,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014230344
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Global Recession to Global Recovery : Macro and Micro Dynamics of Trade, Finance and Investment
Chugan, Pawan K. - 2012
It is well known fact that all good things, as also bad things, come to an end and business cycles pass through good and bad economic times. Economically 2010 was a year of transition from economic recession to recovery. Economies were improving in some countries and industries were showing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013110884
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Services trade and policy
Francois, Joseph F.; Hoekman, Bernard M. - 2009
general pattern of productivity growth and industrial development. This paper surveys the literature on services trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009239689
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Nationality matters : the geographic origin of multinationals and the productivity of their foreign affiliates
Arndt, Christian; Spies, Julia - 2012
only little known about productivity variations between foreign affiliates of multinational firms. In order to enhance the … understanding of the economic causes of this heterogeneity we analyze the impact of various institutional and economic … characteristics of the countries in which the multinational parent companies are located on the productivity of their affiliates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009515296
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Stagnation Vs Singularity : The Global Implications of Alternative Productivity Growth Scenarios
McKibbin, Warwick J. - 2019
Productivity growth has flat-lined in most economies despite rapid advances in technology. Economists suggest competing … and increased productivity means a productivity surge is just around the corner. The paper explores the implications of … alternative productivity growth scenarios for the global economy, particularly for growth, labor markets and the flows of trade …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012890306